More than a dozen previously homeless families from Santa Clara County are now living in their own homes, and up to 90 more could be transitioning from homelessness to a home in the next six months through a new program administered by Abode Services.

"In the beginning, it was a very simple, shelter-focused, crisis-oriented organization that was reacting to a problem," Executive Director Louis Chicoine said. "But we were initially successful because people were ready and willing to find and support a different way."